Shoe-last.



SCHAEFER.

SHOE LAST.

APPLICATION FILED/WEB, 1914.

Patented June 1, 1915.

CHARLES SGHAEFER, O'F TOLEDO, OHIO.

SHOE-LAST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 19 15.

Application filed August 8,1914. Serial No. 855,876.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES Somnrnn, a citizen of the United States,-' residing at T0- ledo, in the county of .Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoe-Lasts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in shoe lasts, and has for its object to providean exceedingly simple and "effective construction by.:vwhich' the lower portion of the lastis so jointed as to permit of bending the last to 'facilitate the. building upflof. cork soles on-the inside "of a shoe.

With these endsin view-this invention consists inthe-details of construction and -combination .of elements hereinafter set;

forth and] then 'specificially'designatedl by heclaims.

y .In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains, may understand how to make and use the same, I will describe its construction in detail, referring by numeral to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1, is a side elevation of a last made in accordance with my improvement, showing a series of figures thereon, as a guide in reckoning the measurements of the shoe. Fig. 2, is a plan view with the locking block removed; and Fig. 3, is a bottom plan view. v I

In carrying out my invention as here embodied 1 represents the body of the last including the heel and arch thereof, while 2 represents the toe of the last which is jointed to the former by the hinge 3. This permits the toe of the last to be set at any desired angle relative to thebody thereof, and when so set the two are locked and held rigidly in position by the metal strap 4 which is nailed i. or screwed to the, two sections across the joint, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and in order that the setting of the last may be absolutely rigid, a wedge 5 is inserted between the two sections as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3, which wedge is held in place by the metal strap 4.

i0 The instep 6 of he last sets in place in the usual manner, completing the last and gives further rigidity to the structure.

The series of figures onthe side ofthe last are used to designate the position of deformities in a persons foot and .correspond to similar figures on a foot and last measure and also to figures in the measure chart or book. In practice the foot and last measure is placed upon the persons foot and a tape measure placed over the. foot at the different positions designated by figures on the foot and last measure corresponding to the figures on the last, thereby giving the measurements of the deformities at these positions to enable the shoemaker to properly position the last and add the necessary cork or protuberances thereto in the proper locatio By the use of my improvement much timef'and expense is saved in the making of cork'sole shoes and a much better result is produced since the cork is built upon the insideof the shoe instead of the outside.

' Of course I do not wish to belimited to the exact details of construction as here shown, as these may be varied within the limits .of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, is

1. As a.new article of manufacture a shoe last having the toe thereof hinged to the body provided with a wedge for holding the two parts at their proper relative angles, and a metal'strap for holding these parts in their adjusted position. I

2. In a shoe last the combination of a body, a toe piece hinged thereto, a wedge for determining the adjustment between the two sections, and a metal strap for holding the sections in their adjustment as specified.

3. In a shoe last the combination of a body, a toe piece hinged thereto,aw?edge for determining the adjustment between the two sections, a metal strap for holding the sections intheir adjustment as specified, and

an instep section adapted to cover the hinge 

